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  4. How I do I check and make sure my PDFs have different fingerprints?

How I do I check and make sure my PDFs have different fingerprints?

For each PDF you want to check:

  1. Open the PDF in Chrome
    Opening a file in file manager with Chrome
     
  2. Activate the Hypothesis extension
    The Hypothesis extension

     
  3. Click the “<” tab to open the sidebar. Then click on “?” and then “About this version”

     

  4. The PDF Fingerprint is towards the bottom, marked “Fingerprint”.

The PDF fingerprint is a long string of numbers and letters in the Console, it should be different for each version of the PDF you’ve made.

How do I save a copy of a PDF with a different fingerprint?

See our related Knowledge Base article here.

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